The International Space Station is getting the scrap, and Elon Musk's SpaceX is being paid close to $1 billion to do the honors

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The International Space Station (ISS) photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking, October 4, 2018.
The International Space Station (ISS).

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China's historic moon mission is just the start of its plans to dominate space

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China's Chang'e-6 lunar module after landing in Mongolia on Tuesday.

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Astronauts from Boeing's Starliner were supposed to be in space for 8 days. Now they're stuck there with no scheduled return date.

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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams conduct suited operations in the Boeing Starliner simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

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NASA Is Being Sued for Dropping Space Junk on a Florida Home

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A family from Florida filed a claim against NASA for a small piece of trash that the space agency had tossed from the International Space Station (ISS), which ended up in their home.

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Boeing's leaking Starliner spacecraft has delayed 2 astronauts' return to Earth

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Boeing's Starliner launched its first crewed mission earlier this month.

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Is Leaky Starliner Stuck at the ISS? Boeing and NASA Say No Despite Yet Another Delay

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Two NASA astronauts won’t be returning back from the International Space Station (ISS) for an additional four days, the latest in a series of delays that has marred the Starliner program for years.

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NASA is putting an 'artificial star' in orbit around Earth

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NASA aims to launch a mini satellite the size of a bread box that could become one of the most important astronomical tools by the end of this decade.

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NASA's Voyager Has Made a Full Recovery After Glitch Nearly Ended the Historic Mission

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Voyager fans, rejoice! The 46-year-old spacecraft is once again probing interstellar space for cosmic wonders following a seven month-long hiatus.

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A mysterious hole on Mars could be a jackpot of scientific discoveries, from extraterrestrial life to where astronauts could live

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This 2022 image taken by the HiRISE camera onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has reignited the conversation around these mysterious holes on Mars.

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Boeing's long-delayed Starliner finally takes off with astronauts on board

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Boeing's Starliner launched two NASA astronauts toward space.

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